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Every major league pitcher has a batter or a team that tends to be a sore spot on his resume. For Junichi Tazawa, it is the Toronto Blue Jays this season.

Tazawa was on the losing end as the Red Sox dropped a 6-2 decision to their division rivals yesterday at Fenway Park. Tazawa allowed two runs on three hits in the eighth inning to balloon his numbers to 1-3 with a 10.13 ERA in 51⁄3 innings pitched against the Blue Jays in 2013. That comes on the heels of Thursday’s appearance when he allowed two inherited runners to score after taking over for a nicked-up Jon Lester.

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